Microphone stand sound monitor

The present invention relates sound monitors used by performers, mainly vocalists, on stage. The monitor is a speaker cabinet with at least one speaker inside the cabinet. The monitor allows an individual performer to monitor a mixture of instruments and voice on stage during the performance. On stage the mixture of instruments and voice are usually controlled by a sound person using a mixing console. The sound hear by the audience is know as the main mix. The mix of at least the vocal mix is amplified back on stage through the monitor. Usually, each performer has an individual monitor unit for their own use of monitoring their own performance. The typical monitor employed is a floor monitor. The floor monitor is a floor mounted speaker cabinet with at least on speaker inside. The floor monitor is usually placed angled slightly upward and in front of the performer and his microphone stand. The sound from the floor monitor usually must travel from seven (7) to fifteen (15) feet before reaching the performer. The stage is a very noisy place due to all of the instruments, so the performer usually wants the output volume of the monitor to be very loud in order to cut through all of the stage noise and the main mix. On smaller stages, such as night clubs, the main mix can be overpowered by the sound from the floor monitors. Also, the floor monitors take up limited floor space on the stage. The present invention provides a microphone stand mounted monitor which is closer to the performer, eliminates the use of precious floor space, uses less power, allows for a lower output volume on the stage and is adjustable in height. The microphone stand mounted monitor includes a cabinet, at least one speaker in the cabinet and a mounting system. The monitor mounts to a microphone stand by sliding the cabinet over a shaft with the microphone adapter removed, so that the shaft is inserted into holes of the cabinet. The holes are positioned so that the cabinet is about waist height of the performer and the speakers of the cabinet are pointed towards the head of a performer. An isolation tube is mounted inside the cabinet between the holes. The isolation tube provides a guide for the shaft and protects the internal parts of the cabinet from the shaft. The isolation tube also aids in sealing the cabinet and preventing leakage of sound from the cabinet. Sealant can be applied between the holes and the isolation tube.